Would you send you children to an independent school if you could afford it

It's not personal preferences. It's not exactly easy to relate to people who talk about Latin if you went to a state school where you didn't have the opportunity to study anything about it.

But that's just an example. There are many other toff topics which are just as alienating for those of us who are from planet Earth.

Would you send your children to an independent school if you could afford it comfortably?

I personally would in order to give my child the best possible start in life in my opinion. However other people may not because of not wanting their kids to become 'posh', or having a socialist view on this matter.

State your reasons.

I would send them to an independent school, solely on the basis that I would want my children to have the best possible education which will lead onto a good life. Basically the same reasons as you.

What if, in your area, the state schools were every bit as good as the private schools, would you still opt for private? Also, what if it meant sending them away to live far away?


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Weird, the only people I've ever met that talk about Latin are from grammar schools. Some state schools get the opportunity, many private schools don't.

Then you seem to have a problem with some peoples academic hobbies (which is a bit weird) rather than private schools. Have you ever actually been to a private school? I think you'll find most people have quite average interests, even at Eton and Harrow. You'll get people who enjoy academia though, but they'll just feel more open to expressing it than at some state schools. Obviously going to uni, you're more likely to meet more people doing similar courses with similar interests.

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That's strange, I go to a grammar school and they do latin which I thought was usually something they taught at private school.

Latin has been increasingly popular at state schools since it became part of the Ebacc Measure

But I thought the Ebacc was an alternative to GCSEs

and they learn it at from about year 8?

No



Again ... increasingly the case in state schools

If the state schools were up to scratch and rated outstanding with a very high pass rate, I wouldn't mind sending them there. I obviously would do some research first into the school.

If it involved sending them away, I would probably look for a new job, look for the best area to live which is close to an independent school and then relocate. I would only relocate if it isn't a boarding school though.

Probably not, I have a few fundamental misgivings about the idea of private education in general. I don't think being state educated has really stopped me reaching my potential so I don't see much of a reason to assume my children would need a different approach.

Is the trend a new thing?

That's interesting. I'm very lucky to live in an area where there are lots of outstanding state schools so would consider private school if we still lived in the same area. I can't imagine sending any children I have to boarding school, I think they would miss out on many aspects of a good child-parent relationship.


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Yes, since it became an option in the Ebacc Measure